题目内容
People cannot reach an agreement on the use of science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment destroy the environment? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent genetic disease or to create “more perfect” human beings? While people are arguing about these and others, technology continues to influence our everyday lives—the home, health and education, entertainment and communication, and so on.
Some people carry on active social lives with computers —their own or the ones in public places like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others in chat rooms, computer users can get to know people they might never meet in traditional ways. With live online video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from separate places.
With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing lettters—especially personal letters and notes. But now, writing to communicate has returned in electronic form, or e-mail, which is a way of sending messages from one computer to another. For some computer users, the wish to communicate intelligently or creatively with others makes them want to write better.
Computer technology has also made it possible to run a house electronically. From turning lights on and off to starting the coffee and cooking the hot meal, computers are taking care of people at home. Many modern machines have computer chips that allow their owners to program them. For instance, you can “instruct” a microwave oven how to cook a dish. Most entertainment equipment operates with computer technology too. Computers can even start cars automatically so that on cold winter mornings you can get into a warmed-up vehicle and drive off.
Although much of the technology in our everyday lives has good effects, there are some uses that raise questions. For example, are interactive media ( i.e., a combination of television, telephone, and computer) going to control minds, cause people to forget about family life and personal relationships? What effects will the genentic engineering of food have on people’s health? High-tech medical treatments can make a person live a much longer life, but can they improve the health and happiness of human beings? Only time will tell, but, in the meantime, science and technology will continue to move forward.
1. What does the underlined word “ chips” mean?
A. thin pieces of potatoes B. small holes C. small pieces of wood D. central parts
2.We can know from the passage that _________.
A. technology never stops changing our everyday lives
B. with computers each of us can live a comfortable life
C. people can do more activities with computers
D. the more you use computers, the better you might write
3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?
A. The longer you live, the happier you are.
B. High-tech medical treatments can’t improve our health and happiness.
C. High-tech medical treatments can’t help us with everything.
D.The writer questioned high-tech medical treatments somehow.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Science and New Technology B. Computers Change Our Lives
C. Everyday Uses of Technology D. Only Time Will Tell
1.D
2.A
3.D
4.B
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When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?
In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.
Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.
Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”
People in Britain love trees. If it is autumn and leaves are falling from the trees, some people try to catch the leaves as they fall because they think each leaf they catch will bring them a lucky month in the following year—they will need to catch 12 falling leaves to have a whole of good luck!
1.______ is mentioned in the oldest good luck tradition.
A. A rabbit’s foot
B. A falling leaf
C. A cheerful wish from friends
D. A shooting star
2.From Paragraph 3, we know that ______.
A. shooting stars can often be seen
B. people can see a shooting star on a rainy night
C. your wish may come true if you see a shooting star
D. people believe that it’s unlucky to see a shooting star
3.British people try to catch 12 falling leaves because ______.
A. the leaves fall in autumn
B. there are so many leaves to catch
C. the leaves can bring them a lucky month
D. they want to have a whole year of good luck
4.In Paragraph 5, the underlined word “them” refers to(指)______.
A. trees B. people C. leaves D. years
5.The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to wish upon a star
B. things that bring good luck
C. British people love leaves
D. which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest
Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.
64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "
The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.
In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 Yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 Yuan as service fee.
Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.
1.What is offline shopping?
A.Buying things in a common store. |
B.Buying and selling things on the internet. |
C.Buying things on the internet for the old. |
D.Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet. |
2.Why do many old people like offline shopping?
A.They don't like going shopping. |
B.They are good at buying things on the internet. |
C.They don't like buying things online themselves. |
D.Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online. |
3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge” in the fourth paragraph?
A.收费 |
B.管理 |
C.交纳 |
D.缴税 |
4.Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?
A.People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities. |
B.The customers have to pay a suitable service fee. |
C.There are many problems with the ordered things. |
D.The store owners deal with the quality problems. |
5.We can know from the passage that________.
A.Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online |
B.offline buy-for-you business is in great need |
C.Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store |
D.there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city |